Key result
Percutaneous stenting of aortic coarctation significantly improved Doppler echocardiographic indices, with the velocity-time integral of the descending aorta showing the highest diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.968) for detecting successful intervention.
Why the study?
Does percutaneous stenting improve Doppler echocardiographic indices in patients with primary unoperated aortic coarctation?
Observational (n=40)
Single-blind
No
Does percutaneous stenting improve Doppler echocardiographic indices in patients with primary unoperated aortic coarctation?
Doppler echocardiographic indices, particularly the velocity time integral of the descending aorta, are highly accurate surrogate markers for assessing the success of aortic coarctation stenting.
Descending aortic VTI may support noninvasive coarctation detection; leaves open validation as surrogate post-stenting.
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Mohamed Abdelwahab Alassal (2018) conducted an observational in Aortic coarctation (n=40). Percutaneous stenting vs. Pre-stenting baseline was evaluated on Velocity time integral (VTI) of the descending aorta (p=<0.001). Percutaneous stenting of aortic coarctation significantly improved Doppler echocardiographic indices, with the velocity-time integral of the descending aorta showing the highest diagnostic accuracy (AUC 0.968) for detecting successful intervention.
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